Reasonable People #51: Bullet review of a new paper suggesting LLMs can create highly persuasive text and will supercharge covert propaganda campaigns.
A PhD student at the U of Kansas is doing research on "The Darcy Dilemma" which asks the question: what version of Darcy do you like better: Firth or MacFayden AND why did you choose that particular Darcy. You can find the research survey here: https://forms.gle/JpBDswCqy5EzyeMc7
“i expect ai to be capable of superhuman #persuasion well before it is superhuman at general #intelligence, which may lead to some very strange outcomes” — Sam Altman
Rules should be put in place to stop governments from using taxpayer monies to fund advertising and marketing aimed at persuading opinion based on manipulated facts (also taxpayer funded).
This is my first time using Mastodon. I'm guessing the learning curve is going to be lengthy...
Hello to you all, I'm Jco---a grad student from the Philippines. Currently, I major in Philippine society and culture. I also teach public speaking and persuasion.
In my August Director's Letter for the Communication Research Center at #bostonuniversity, I draw upon the expertise of one of our newest scholars, Dr. AnneMarie McClain to discuss the influence of and representations in the new #Barbie movie.
Happy birthday to #ChawtonHouse! Chawton House is celebrating 20 years open to the public! It provides a research library on women writers from 1660 - 1850. An exhibit, “Treasures of Chawton House.,” will run from September 13 - April 28, 2024.
Hey, affective sociology: If someone is to be persuaded of sth. as a problem or a solution, s/he has to be affected („affiziert“). If you agreed, what literature would you recommend?
Not surprisingly, 1995 took the lead at 68%, Both are equally fine at 13%, 2005 at 10%, and neither/other version at 9%. I'd do the poll on #Persuasion but I think we all know how that one will turn out! 🤣 @bookstodon#PrideandPrejudice#JaneAusten#AmReading
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